CITY · 2000 CENSUS

Northwest

North Carolina · 671 residents · 7.17 sq mi

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With 671 people, Northwest is a city in North Carolina. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. At a median age of 39.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $71,900. Households here earn about 20% less than in North Carolina as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 39.7

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

671

−6%vs 2009

vs 716 in 2009

2000 – 2025

Median age

39.7

−10%vs 2009

vs 44.0 in 2009

US average: 35.2

Land area

7.17 sq mi

Population, 2000 – 2024

2024885

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.6%(44)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.7%(38)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.5%(64)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(48)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 243.3%(22)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.8%(79)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.1%(108)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.3%(96)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412.7%(85)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.9%(60)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 842.8%(19)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.2%(8)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,250

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $39,038 in 2009

US average: $42,589

2000 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,419

−16%vs 2009

vs $19,535 in 2009

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2009

vs 17.2% in 2009

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$71,900

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $100,000 in 2009

US average: $120,530

2000 – 2024

Median gross rent

$406

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2009

vs $708 in 2009

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

82.3%

−0.2 ptsvs 2009

vs 82.6% in 2009

17.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2009

White, non-Hispanic35.5%(254)

Black60.6%(434)

Hispanic / Latino3.2%(23)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic26.5%(178)

Black71.8%(482)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(5)

Asian0.3%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(38)

South American0.7%(6)

Argentine0.7%(6)

Asian origin

Cambodian0.7%(6)

Ancestry

English12.8%(113)

Dutch4.5%(40)

American4.2%(37)

Subsaharan African3.1%(27)

German2.9%(26)

Lithuanian2%(18)

Irish1.9%(17)

French0.3%(3)

Scottish0.3%(3)

West Indian0.3%(3)

Jamaican0.3%(3)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Welsh0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Dutch population · Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−3.0 ptsvs 2009

vs 13.0% in 2009

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

68.5%

−11.3 ptsvs 2009

vs 79.8% in 2009

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−2.6 ptsvs 2009

vs 5.3% in 2009

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.0 min

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married27.9%(69)

Married56.7%(140)

Widowed2.4%(6)

Divorced13%(32)

Women 15+

Never married28.1%(85)

Married52.3%(158)

Widowed13.2%(40)

Divorced6.3%(19)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.5%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.0%

−7.5 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.8%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.4%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.9%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 53.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.7%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)33.3%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.7%(21)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.7%(3)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 45 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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